Accessibility Coordinators
On Sunday, learn about national arts and aging model programs; funding opportunities; and “Art and Aging: Creativity Matters,” a new national public awareness campaign. The agenda for Monday focuses on the arts in healthcare, specifically new research and program development.
Chair/Council Member/Board Member/Commissioner
Join your peers to discuss your issues, challenges, and strategies as they relate to your unique role as board/council member, chair, or president and your effort to improve communities through the arts. Share your insights, needs, and new ideas flowing from the civic engagement breakout sessions. We’ll get acquainted with each other and identify our favorite issues/insights on Sunday and then have a more in-depth discussion on Monday.
Community Development Planning
Sponsored by Chevy Chase Bank
Participate in interactive discussions about the variety of approaches and models for building communities through the arts. Our discussions will reveal the value of cultural tourism, arts and cultural incubators, and cultural districts for communities of all sizes.
Cultural Diversity
(see joint session with the Emerging Leaders Peer Group, presented in partnership with TAAC, The Association of American Cultures)
Developing Supplemental Funding Streams
The group will explore the positive and negative implications of seeking supplemental funds for programs and operations while maintaining the integrity of one's mission. Participants are encouraged to be prepared to share successful entrepreneurial fundraising models with their peers, and bring examples of products, collateral materials, or project
summaries and evaluations.
Emerging Leaders (Sunday)
Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase
Share your unique perspectives and experiences as a younger and/or emerging arts professional. Learn about the latest plans and opportunities offered by the Americans for the Arts Emerging Leader Council, including regional emerging leaders convenings, creative partnerships and uses of technology, and ways to effectively access resources and services for your professional development and advancement of the arts in your community.
Emerging Leaders (Monday)
(joint session with the Cultural Diversity Peer Group)
Sponsored by JPMorgan Chase
Beyond buzzwords. Share experiences and current efforts to engage, enrich, and empower new and diverse leaders. Get updates from emerging leaders in the field , ask critical questions, and discover valuable resources.
Executive Directors/Presidents
Join directors from state and local arts agencies for a discussion about recent threats to public funding. What tactics are successful and not so successful in advocacy campaigns; who are the partners (outside the arts community) that can help us make our case; how can cities and states work together to protect funding; and how can we position ourselves to avoid more attacks on funding?
Grantmaking
Why do we make grants? How does our grantmaking support or detract from our missions and goals? Identify and discuss issues such as applications, technology, evaluation, funding eligibility, and united arts fund stipulations.
Public Art
Selection process plays a critical role in the success of public art projects. Join in a lively discussion centered around the new Public Art Network (PAN) Issue Paper, Methods
of Artist Selection, and the pros and cons of various approaches to selecting artists for public art commissions.
Rural and Small Communities
Join us for a roundtable discussion of the critical and current issues and interests of the rural arts field. Focus topics include innovative fundraising, leadership development, facilities and venue idea exchange.
State Arts Action Network
(Open to State Arts Advocacy and Statewide Arts Service Organizations Only)
Learn more about the newly formed State Arts Action Council and the work it will be doing on behalf of the broader Network of state arts advocacy and statewide service organizations. This Network is a result of the merging of the State Arts Advocacy League of America and the National Community Arts Network.
